The Topwind Ice Prevention System (IPS) basic principle fundamentally differs from conventional ice detection systems. IPS is unique in its capability to prevent icing, whereby a given turbine is manually or automatically switched off before blade surface ice settlement has occured. This key characteristic guarantees the highest possible operating safety with substantially reduced production losses set against competitor systems. A single IPS is finally sufficient to protect multiple turbines in windfarm arrangement.
Typical IPS applications are critical high-risk locations with danger for direct and indirect damages caused by ice-dropping or ice-throw. Examples are port and industrial areas, and turbine sites parallel to main roads. Windfarms operating at such locations should be monitored 24/7 for preventing ice-drop or ice-throw incidents.
“The risks of ice throw depends on the duration and intensity of icing, rotor and wind speed, which varies from year to year and site to site”
Ruud Kerkhof - Founder of the Ice Prevention System
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Monitoring implies the registration of bat activity with an ultrasound microphone located within the nacelle base near the rotor.
Even though there is under such conditions no direct danger for ‘ice throw’, it remains key to inform residents about a turbine’s status.
